“A Customer Interaction
Strategy can achieve the
strategic congruence necessary
to ensure your contact centre
receives the full support of the
wider organisation.”
Jason Metcalfe
Customer
Interaction
Strategy
“Twas the month
before Christmas…”
Customer Interaction
Contact Centre Strategic Objectives
Organisation Strategic Objectives
Organisation Mission “Are the outcomes of your
Customer Interactions
congruent with the objectives
of the wider organisation?”
Customer Interaction
“So much of a contact centre’s time and
resource is spent in pursuit of activity
peripheral to actual customer
interactions.”
Customer Interaction
Customer Interaction
Strategic Objectives
Customer Interaction Outcomes
Centre Channels, Routing & Interface
Centre Resources
Centre Resource Support
Customer Channels & Routing
Customer
Customer Motivation “A Customer Interaction Strategy
describes the means and manner
by which customers interact
with your contact centre.” 1
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“Investigation of your current
Customer Interaction Strategy
is a great way to engage the
entire contact centre
and its partners.”
Strategy Execution
Strategic KPI Framework
Strategy Road Map
Strategy Assessment
Existing Strategy Investigation
Strategy Execution
Strategic KPI Framework
Strategy Road Map
Strategy Assessment
Existing Strategy Investigation
Customer Interaction Strategic Objectives
“Measures of success
must be meaningful
beyond the walls of
the contact centre.”
“But I’m still learning about
call centres…“
Anonymous
Level 1: Efficiency
Level 2: Satisfaction
Level 3: Strategic Value
Operating cost
Cost per sale
Cost per customer
Customer satisfaction
Customer retention
Customer sales
Customer revenue
Competitive advantage
Brand establishment
Market intelligence
Process improvement
Product development
Market Leader
Toys our customers want
Toys at cheapest price
Greatest customer convenience
Maximise investor’s returns
Proud employee Team
Increase new customers by 10%
Increase retention from 50% to 70%
Improve profitability by 5%
Operating cost
Cost per sale
Cost per customer
Customer satisfaction
Customer retention
Customer sales
Customer revenue
Competitive advantage
Brand establishment
Market intelligence
Process improvement
Product development
Operating cost
Cost per sale
Cost per customer
Customer satisfaction
Customer retention
Customer sales
Customer revenue
Competitive advantage
Brand establishment
Market intelligence
Process improvement
Product development
Operating cost Operating cost
Cost per sale
Cost per customer
Customer satisfaction
Customer retention
Customer sales
Customer revenue
Competitive advantage
Brand establishment
Market intelligence
Process improvement
Product development
Centre Resources
Customer Interaction
Customer Interaction
Strategic Objectives
Customer Interaction Outcome
Centre Channels, Routing & Interface
Centre Resource Support
Customer Channels & Routing
Customer
Customer Motivation Reduce centre operating cost by 10%
Customer Interaction
Strategic Objectives
Customer Interaction Outcome
Centre Channels, Routing & Interface
Centre Resources
Centre Resource Support
Customer Channels & Routing
Customer
Customer Motivation
Customer Interaction
Reduce cost per sale by 10%
Increase contact to sales ratio by 5%
Increase revenue per sale by 5%
Increase repeat purchases by 15%
Ensure we have what customers want
Ensure we offer the cheapest price
Ensure we are easy to do business with
Drive process improvement
Contribute to product development
“What gets measured gets done.
Make sure you are measuring
the right things!”
Peter Drucker
Customer Interaction Strategic
Road Map
“An actionable plan forward
for your People, Processes,
and Technology.”
Source: Gartner (July 2012) page 5, ‘hype_cycle_for_contact_cente_231176.pdf’
Gartner: Contact Centre Hype Cycle
The gap between today’s
Objectives and Outcomes
determines the scale of change.
Evolution if a small gap lies
between Objectives and
Outcomes.
Transformation if a
chasm lies between Objectives
and Outcomes.
Evolution versus Transformation
“However beautiful the strategy,
you should occasionally look at
the results“
Winston Churchill
“A successful
Customer Interaction Strategy
cannot be created
in isolation.” Customer
Interaction Strategy
Contact Centre
“The invitation to consult is an
invitation to cooperatively and
objectively assess challenges,
explore new possibilities, and
ultimately empower an
organisation to make the
choices they intuitively know
they must make.”
“A successful
Customer Interaction Strategy
cannot be outsourced.”
3. Owned by the contact
centre, but never created in
isolation from the wider
organisation…
1. Introducing the Customer Interaction Strategy… 2. Demonstrate direct,
significant, and integral contribution to organisational objectives…
4. Never outsourced;
but you can always
seek partnership for
assistance…
Thank you